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About Gunjhar Village

Gunjhar is a small village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 284 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 732 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 491.84 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 284
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 732
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunjhar compares

By the 2011 count Gunjhar is the 120th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 491.84 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Gunjhar

Gunjhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gunjhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunjhar from other places

Gunjhar lies about 32 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Anant Paith, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gunjhar
Nearest railway station Anant Paith 20 km
Nearest town Indargarh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 23 km
District headquarters Gwalior 32 km

Villages closest to Gunjhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dabra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gunjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjhar village had a population of 492. That makes it the 120th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Gunjhar village has 284 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjhar has about 732 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Gunjhar is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunjhar covers 491.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gunjhar falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gunjhar is Anant Paith, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gunjhar.

Gunjhar is about 32 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjhar is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Anant Paith is about 20 km away. Indargarh is about 22 km away. Dabra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ainti (under 2 km), Dhamnika (2.2 km) and Lakhnoti (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gunjhar today is likely to be higher.

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